By pharyngula on August 31, 2012. It's wearing a cape! (via Real Monstrosities)> Tags cephalopods Organisms Log in to post comments More like this Blanket Octopus, for those unwilling to follow links. Log in to post comments Somewhat unrelated but you are the person to ask. Do stingrays have legs? Or did they share a common ancestor with legs? I ask because there is this picture floating about on the web - http://imgur.com/r/pics/GMzpq. Log in to post comments No, they don't have ancestors with legs, and those aren't legs. Those look clasper organs, modified fins that are used as penises. Log in to post comments
Somewhat unrelated but you are the person to ask. Do stingrays have legs? Or did they share a common ancestor with legs? I ask because there is this picture floating about on the web - http://imgur.com/r/pics/GMzpq. Log in to post comments
No, they don't have ancestors with legs, and those aren't legs. Those look clasper organs, modified fins that are used as penises. Log in to post comments
Blanket Octopus, for those unwilling to follow links.
Somewhat unrelated but you are the person to ask.
Do stingrays have legs? Or did they share a common ancestor with legs? I ask because there is this picture floating about on the web - http://imgur.com/r/pics/GMzpq.
No, they don't have ancestors with legs, and those aren't legs. Those look clasper organs, modified fins that are used as penises.